WE'VE GOT CHEMISTRY
EXPLOSIVE MUSIC
"MIS"INFORMATION
THEY CAME TO AMERICA
PENINSULAS

O CANADA
Final Jeopardy
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Sodium chloride is the chemical name for this mineral commonly used for seasoning food

salt

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In 2020 this K-pop boy group burst out with "Dynamite", a No. 1 hit

BTS

200

At Christmas couples may steal a kiss beneath a sprig of this

mistletoe

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The U.S. welcomed 75,000 refugees from this country in the 6 months after the Taliban re-took it over in 2021

Afghanistan

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The Red Sea separates this large peninsula from Africa


Arabia

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 In the 1960s, the Pearson Pennant was one of three finalists to be our national flag, but the Flag Committee went with a design using a single one of these leaves instead

a maple leaf

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NOTORIOUS PLACES

Al Capone played banjo in a band called the Rock Islanders at this notorious spot

400

Here's the diagram for the chemical structure of this substance


water

400

"I'd catch a grenade for ya", he sang in a No. 1 song


Bruno Mars

400

It means to hire an actor for a role that doesn't suit them

miscasting

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Monarch butterflies go south to the state of Michoacán in this country & many michoacanos have come north to the United States

Mexico

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Perhaps you've traveled to the southern tip of this peninsula for some resort R&R in Cabo San Lucas

Baja (California)

400

Tracing its roots to 1980s Canadian street performance, this "circus of the sun" hit Las Vegas with its first permanent show Mystère in 1993

 

Cirque du Soleil

400

Al Capone played banjo in a band called the Rock Islanders at this notorious spot

Alcatraz

600

The lowest possible temperature, -459,67 degrees Fahrenheit, is known as absolute this

zero

600

His singing career really burst into the stratosphere with "Rocket Man", which says, "burning out his fuse up here alone"

Elton John

600

In court if a jury can't come to a unanimous decision, the judge may declare this

a mistrial

600

Punjabi Sikhs in the U.S. gravitated to selling petrol, as they say in India; Darshan Singh Dhaliwal's empire had hundreds of these

gas stations

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Spain's flagship airline is named for this peninsula where you'll find Spain & Portugal

Iberia

600

Did you forget about me, Mr. Duplicity? I hope not, as "you oughtta know" this Ontario-born singer who had one of the biggest albums of the 1990s

Alanis Morissette

800

The chemical elements are arrayed according to atomic number on this, a name indicating regular intervals


periodic table

800

"Boom Boom Pow" is an explosive track from this group that includes will.i.am

the Black Eyed Peas

800

A Broadway musical based on the music of Fats Waller is called "Ain't" this

Misbehavin'

800

In September 2022 about 50 migrants from Venezuela were surprised to find themselves on this Massachusetts resort island

Martha's Vineyard

800

This Midwest state whose motto calls it a "pleasant peninsula" consists of 2, the Upper & Lower Peninsulas

Michigan

800

Saying that is belonged to the world & not to him, Frederick Banting wanted diabetics to be able to afford this hormone he helped extract in 1921; he sold his patent to my alma mater the University of Toronto for $1

insulin

1000

Atoms combine to make these larger but still tiny particles, the smallest that make up identifiable substances

molecules

1000

This group with Cherie Currie & Joan Jett exploded with "Hello, Daddy, hello, Mom, I'm your ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch cherry bomb"

the Runaways

1000

It's a 7-letter word for an often long, handwritten letter

missive

1000

Last name of the Maltese American once known as "Mayor Pete" & also of Paul, a mayor of Qala on Malta

Buttigieg

1000

Djursland peninsula is the "wildest part of" this peninsular country that sticks out of the top of Germany

Denmark

1000

Prairie trading posts with names like Stand Off & Whoop-Up were dominated by sleazy whiskey traders; this law enforcement group was created to clean them up

the Mounties (the RCMP, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police)